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Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams H2H: 5-8 (incl. walkovers)
Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams: 4–8 excluding walkovers; 5–8 including 1 walkover. Across 13 main-draw results including walkovers, Serena Williams leads 7–4 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Samantha Stosur won the 2014 China Open quarterfinal DEF.
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AUS
Age 42
Right-Handed
175 cm / 5'9"
H2H including walkovers
5
–
8
13 main-draw results
USA
Age 44
Right-Handed
175 cm / 5'9"
H2H Match Log
Player Score Player Match Data Date Round Tournament Category Surface
Samantha Stosur
#21
(def.)
Serena Williams
#1
Match data
Oct 4, 2014*
QF
China Open
Premier Mandatory
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Serena Williams
#1
7-6(7) 7-6(7)
Samantha Stosur
#22
Match data
Aug 14, 2014*
R32
Cincinnati Open
Premier 5
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Serena Williams
#1
6-0 6-2
Samantha Stosur
#21
Match data
Aug 7, 2014*
R32
Canadian Open
Premier 5
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Serena Williams
#10
6-1 6-1
Samantha Stosur
#5
Match data
Apr 7, 2012*
SF
Charleston Open
Premier
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Clay
Serena Williams
#11
7-5 6-3
Samantha Stosur
#5
Match data
Mar 23, 2012*
R16
Miami Open
Premier Mandatory
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Samantha Stosur
#10
6-2 6-3
Serena Williams
#27
Match data
Sep 11, 2011*
F
US Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Samantha Stosur
#10
(w/o)
Serena Williams
#31
Match data
Aug 18, 2011*
R32
Cincinnati Open
Premier 5
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Serena Williams
#80
6-4 6-2
Samantha Stosur
#11
Match data
Aug 14, 2011*
F
Canadian Open
Premier 5
→
modern equivalent
WTA 1000
Hard
Samantha Stosur
#7
6-2 6-7(2) 8-6
Serena Williams
#1
Match data
Jun 2, 2010*
QF
Roland Garros
Grand Slam
Clay
Serena Williams
#1
6-4 6-2
Samantha Stosur
#13
Match data
Jan 26, 2010*
R16
Australian Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Samantha Stosur
#20
6-2 3-6 6-2
Serena Williams
#2
Match data
Aug 1, 2009*
QF
Bank of the West Classic
Premier
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Hard
Serena Williams
#2
6-3 6-7(4) 7-5
Samantha Stosur
#46
Match data
Jan 15, 2009*
R32
Sydney International
Premier
→
modern equivalent
WTA 500
Hard
Serena Williams
#4
6-2 6-0
Samantha Stosur
#79
Match data
Aug 13, 2008*
R32
Beijing Olympics
Olympics
Hard
*
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories.
Mapping details.
Career Comparison
Player
Current
Peak
Pts
Elo
W
L
Win %
GS
Olympics
1000* including documented historical predecessor categories
Finals
500* including documented historical predecessor categories
250* including documented historical predecessor categories
Titles
Samantha Stosur
#531
#4
6,195
2,072
459
345
57.1%
1
0
0
0
2
6
9
Serena Williams
#320
#1
13,615
2,399
837
172
83.0%
23
1
23
6
18
2
73
Career Progression by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
Yr W-L Win % Rank Elo GS Titles
Yr W-L Win % Rank Elo GS Titles
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1997
3–2
60.0%
#101
1,582
0
0
16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1998
26–11
70.3%
#20
1,893
0
0
17
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1999
38–7
84.4%
#4
2,189
1
5
18
2002
0–2
0.0%
#245
1,475
0
0
2000
37–8
82.2%
#6
2,184
1
8
19
2003
2–4
33.3%
#163
1,493
0
0
2001
40–7
85.1%
#6
2,237
1
11
20
2004
17–17
50.0%
#65
1,605
0
0
2002
57–5
91.9%
#1
2,339
4
19
21
2005
18–22
45.0%
#46
1,588
0
0
2003
36–3
92.3%
#3
2,365
6
23
22
2006
29–24
54.7%
#29
1,747
0
0
2004
39–11
78.0%
#7
2,225
6
25
23
2007
15–15
50.0%
#46
1,724
0
0
2005
21–9
70.0%
#11
2,101
7
26
24
2008
18–12
60.0%
#52
1,754
0
0
2006
12–4
75.0%
#95
2,063
7
26
25
2009
38–20
65.5%
#13
1,887
0
1
2007
34–10
77.3%
#7
2,077
8
28
26
2010
43–19
69.4%
#6
1,931
0
2
2008
44–9
83.0%
#2
2,126
9
32
27
2011
46–21
68.7%
#6
1,967
1
3
2009
50–13
79.4%
#1
2,120
11
35
28
2012
40–24
62.5%
#9
1,873
1
3
2010
25–4
86.2%
#4
2,158
13
37
29
2013
40–22
64.5%
#18
1,904
1
5
2011
22–4
84.6%
#12
2,182
13
39
30
2014
32–22
59.3%
#22
1,860
1
6
2012
54–6
90.0%
#3
2,302
15
46
31
2015
34–22
60.7%
#27
1,782
1
8
2013
77–5
93.9%
#1
2,382
17
57
32
2016
30–23
56.6%
#21
1,702
1
8
2014
52–10
83.9%
#1
2,272
18
64
33
2017
22–19
53.7%
#41
1,731
1
9
2015
50–6
89.3%
#1
2,292
21
69
34
2018
17–24
41.5%
#74
1,655
1
9
2016
38–6
86.4%
#2
2,208
22
71
35
2019
15–17
46.9%
#99
1,631
1
9
2017
8–1
88.9%
#22
2,200
23
72
36
2020
1–3
25.0%
#112
1,607
1
9
2018
18–7
72.0%
#16
2,112
23
72
37
2021
1–10
9.1%
#382
1,518
1
9
2019
25–8
75.8%
#10
2,093
23
72
38
2022
1–3
25.0%
#529
1,506
1
9
2020
16–5
76.2%
#11
2,045
23
73
39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2021
12–6
66.7%
#41
1,994
23
73
40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2022
3–4
42.9%
#320
1,926
23
73
44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2026
0–1
0.0%
#320
1,899
23
73
Surface Results by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year.
Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
Yr
Yr
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
W
L
M
Win %
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1997
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
5
60.0%
16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1998
16
7
23
69.6%
6
2
8
75.0%
4
2
6
66.7%
—
—
—
—
17
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1999
27
4
31
87.1%
6
3
9
66.7%
—
—
—
—
5
0
5
100.0%
18
2002
0
2
2
0.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2000
29
5
34
85.3%
0
1
1
0.0%
5
1
6
83.3%
3
1
4
75.0%
19
2003
2
3
5
40.0%
—
—
—
—
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
2001
32
5
37
86.5%
4
1
5
80.0%
4
1
5
80.0%
—
—
—
—
20
2004
12
11
23
52.2%
3
4
7
42.9%
2
2
4
50.0%
—
—
—
—
2002
28
3
31
90.3%
18
2
20
90.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
4
0
4
100.0%
21
2005
12
13
25
48.0%
3
5
8
37.5%
2
3
5
40.0%
1
1
2
50.0%
2003
13
0
13
100.0%
12
3
15
80.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
4
0
4
100.0%
22
2006
18
15
33
54.5%
6
5
11
54.5%
2
2
4
50.0%
3
2
5
60.0%
2004
23
6
29
79.3%
10
4
14
71.4%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
23
2007
6
7
13
46.2%
6
5
11
54.5%
1
2
3
33.3%
2
1
3
66.7%
2005
16
5
21
76.2%
2
2
4
50.0%
2
1
3
66.7%
1
1
2
50.0%
24
2008
11
7
18
61.1%
2
2
4
50.0%
5
3
8
62.5%
—
—
—
—
2006
12
4
16
75.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
25
2009
29
14
43
67.4%
6
4
10
60.0%
3
2
5
60.0%
—
—
—
—
2007
24
6
30
80.0%
6
3
9
66.7%
4
1
5
80.0%
—
—
—
—
26
2010
22
14
36
61.1%
18
3
21
85.7%
3
2
5
60.0%
—
—
—
—
2008
27
5
32
84.4%
11
3
14
78.6%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
27
2011
31
14
45
68.9%
12
5
17
70.6%
3
2
5
60.0%
—
—
—
—
2009
36
8
44
81.8%
4
4
8
50.0%
7
0
7
100.0%
3
1
4
75.0%
28
2012
25
16
41
61.0%
14
5
19
73.7%
1
3
4
25.0%
—
—
—
—
2010
10
1
11
90.9%
8
3
11
72.7%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
29
2013
31
15
46
67.4%
6
5
11
54.5%
3
2
5
60.0%
—
—
—
—
2011
18
2
20
90.0%
—
—
—
—
4
2
6
66.7%
—
—
—
—
30
2014
23
14
37
62.2%
8
5
13
61.5%
1
3
4
25.0%
—
—
—
—
2012
26
4
30
86.7%
15
2
17
88.2%
13
0
13
100.0%
—
—
—
—
31
2015
16
15
31
51.6%
16
5
21
76.2%
2
2
4
50.0%
—
—
—
—
2013
46
4
50
92.0%
28
0
28
100.0%
3
1
4
75.0%
—
—
—
—
32
2016
11
15
26
42.3%
18
6
24
75.0%
1
2
3
33.3%
—
—
—
—
2014
41
6
47
87.2%
9
3
12
75.0%
2
1
3
66.7%
—
—
—
—
33
2017
10
13
23
43.5%
12
6
18
66.7%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2015
30
3
33
90.9%
13
3
16
81.3%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
34
2018
3
13
16
18.8%
9
7
16
56.3%
5
4
9
55.6%
—
—
—
—
2016
20
5
25
80.0%
11
1
12
91.7%
7
0
7
100.0%
—
—
—
—
35
2019
9
11
20
45.0%
4
3
7
57.1%
2
3
5
40.0%
—
—
—
—
2017
8
1
9
88.9%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
36
2020
1
3
4
25.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2018
9
5
14
64.3%
3
1
4
75.0%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
37
2021
1
7
8
12.5%
—
—
—
—
0
3
3
0.0%
—
—
—
—
2019
16
5
21
76.2%
3
2
5
60.0%
6
1
7
85.7%
—
—
—
—
38
2022
1
2
3
33.3%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2020
15
4
19
78.9%
1
1
2
50.0%
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2021
8
2
10
80.0%
4
3
7
57.1%
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
40
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2022
3
3
6
50.0%
—
—
—
—
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
44
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2026
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0
1
1
0.0%
—
—
—
—
Career
—
274
224
498
55.0%
143
76
219
65.3%
36
41
77
46.8%
6
4
10
60.0%
—
533
103
636
83.8%
174
47
221
78.7%
107
17
124
86.3%
23
5
28
82.1%
Career Rivalries
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.